Every year Bert Decker (disclosure: my father), Chairman of Decker Communications, publishes his Top 10 Best and Worst speakers of the year.
The top 3 speakers of 2007 are:
- Gov. Mike Huckabee
- Dr. Mehmet Oz
- Al Gore
The 2007 worst three speakers are:
- Attorney Alberto Gonzales
- Michael Vick
- Robert Eckert (Mattel Chairman)
Bert
Decker is a national communications expert, best selling author and
entrepreneur, founding the communications training company Decker
Communications, Inc. He has been featured in the NY Times, Business
Week, 20/20, as well as being the communications commentator for the
NBC TODAY Show for the Presidential Debates.
- Coach to Charles Schwab, U.S. Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, former Mattel CEO’s John Ammerman and Jill Barrad, Olympians Bonnie Blair
and Tom Dolan, SF 49er All-Pro Brent Jones, and dozens of other executives - Founder, Chairman and CEO of Decker Communications, Inc., a leader in communications training and executive coaching.
- Consultant to Siemens, State Farm, Schwab, Met Life, and many others
- Professional Speaker and best selling author of "You’ve Got to Be Believed To Be Heard" and "Speaking With Bold Assurance"
- Co-producer of an Academy Award documentary
- Entrepreneur, founder of four companies, Chairman of Bold Assurance
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